Hyderabad, Oct. 25 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) seized Rs 2.40 lakh in unaccounted cash from A Srinivas, Joint Director of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), Khairatabad, during a surprise check on Raj Bhavan Road on Saturday evening.

According to the ACB statement on Sunday, its City Range-II team acted on an anonymous tip-off that a senior HMWS&SB official was allegedly carrying cash collected illegally from his office while proceeding to his residence.

At around 1900 hours on October 24, the ACB officials intercepted a Maruti Swift car bearing registration number TS08 GQ 3699 opposite Metro Residency Apartments on Raj Bhavan Road. The vehicle was found to belong to Srinivas.

During the check, ...